Gene Watson News

November 2007:

Wednesday 28

Chuck Dauphin of radio station WDKN in Dickson, Tennessee spoke to Gene Watson recently; this interview will be broadcast today (Wednesday 28 November) between 8.05am & 10.00am Central (2.05pm & 4.00pm in the UK & Ireland).

November 2007:

Wednesday 28

Today, a pre-recorded interview with Gene Watson will be broadcast on WDXE in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee between 9.00am & 10.00am Central (3.00pm & 4.00pm in the UK & Ireland).

Unfortunately, the live web stream of radio station WDXE is not available at this time.

November 2007:

Tuesday 27

Larry Karnowski, who is based in Durham, North Carolina & writes music reviews for Hickory Wind has sampled Gene Watson's new album 'In a Perfect World' & you can read what he had to say here.

Hickory Wind is all about roots music: twang, rock, folk, country, bluegrass, jam & Celtic.

November 2007:

Tuesday 27

Today, thanks to a 'Google Alert' courtesy of Sarah Brosmer, the Gene Watson Fan Site became aware of the following link which will be of great interest to Gene's army of fans.

Grant Alden, editor of the highly respected No Depression magazine recently listed his Top 20 for 2007 and, while Gene didn't actually get listed in the Top 20, Grant does state that he would have liked to have added Gene if he had been allowed more space to do so.

You can read the piece for yourself here.

November 2007:

Tuesday 20

As reported yesterday (Monday 19 November 2007), the very first Gene Watson email newsletter should have arrived in your 'Inbox'.

The Gene Watson Newsletter, which will be issued quarterly, will keep fans posted on Gene's concert dates, radio & television appearances and when Gene has new merchandise available.  The newsletter will also keep fans informed of all the latest news about Gene Watson & the Farewell Party band.

Sign up now for the Gene Watson Newsletter!  For further information, check out the Official Gene Watson Site.



Some fans have experienced difficulties opening the Gene Watson Newsletter.  In order to view the newsletter, which is in PDF format, you must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer - you can download Adobe Reader here.

Thanks to Sarah Brosmer at Lytle Management in Nashville, the newsletter is available on the Gene Watson Fan Site here.

November 2007:

Monday 19

Today, the very first Gene Watson email newsletter should have arrived in your 'Inbox'.

The Gene Watson Newsletter, which will be issued quarterly, will keep fans posted on Gene's concert dates, radio & television appearances and when Gene has new merchandise available.  The newsletter will also keep fans informed of all the latest news about Gene Watson & the Farewell Party band.



Sign up now for the Gene Watson Newsletter!  For further information, check out the Official Gene Watson Site.

Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle Management, Nashville

November 2007:

Thursday 15

Today, Gene Watson will participate in a 'live' radio interview, the details of which are as follows:

8.30am CST / 2.30pm UK & Ireland
KCLE in Mineral Wells, Texas with host Robbie Robertson

Gene Watson will also be interviewed today (at 2.00pm CST / 8.00pm UK & Ireland) on WKBL in Covington, Tennessee; this latter interview will be taped & will be broadcast at a later date.

November 2007:

Wednesday 14

Today, Gene Watson will participate in three 'live' radio interviews, the details of which are as follows:

9.30am CST / 3.30pm UK & Ireland
KHKN in Little Rock, Arkansas with host Sonny Victory

10.00am CST / 4.00pm UK & Ireland
WDXE in Dickson, Tennessee with host Chuck Dauphin

4.00pm CST / 10.00pm UK & Ireland
WQAH in Huntsville, Alabama with host Carol Lynn

Please note that tomorrow (Thursday 15 November 2007), Gene Watson will participate in a 'live' radio interview, the details of which are as follows:

8.30am CST / 2.30pm UK & Ireland
KCLE in Mineral Wells, Texas with host Robbie Robertson

Gene Watson will also be interviewed on Thursday (at 2.00pm CST / 8.00pm UK & Ireland) on WKBL in Covington, Tennessee; this latter interview will be taped & will be broadcast at a later date.

November 2007:

Tuesday 13

Today, Gene Watson participated in a 'live' interview at 10.30am CST on radio station KWMT in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

KWMT is a radio station licensed to Fort Dodge, Iowa whose format is country music.  The station, which broadcasts on 540kHz, runs at a power of 5 kilowatts during the day & 200 watts at night.  While its country format includes current & recent hits, KWMT has a heavy emphasis on classic country music.

Gene Watson was also interviewed today (Tuesday 13 November 2007) by the Texarkana Gazette for a feature piece; the publication date of this feature has yet to be determined.

Wednesday 14 November 2007
Tomorrow, Gene Watson will participate in three 'live' radio interviews, the details of which are as follows:

9.30am CST / 3.30pm UK & Ireland
KHKN in Little Rock, Arkansas with host Sonny Victory

10.00am CST / 4.00pm UK & Ireland
WDXE in Dickson, Tennessee with host Chuck Dauphin

4.00pm CST / 10.00pm UK & Ireland
WQAH in Huntsville, Alabama with host Carol Lynn

Thursday 15 November 2007
Gene Watson will participate in a 'live' radio interview (today Thursday), the details of which are as follows:

8.30am CST / 2.30pm UK & Ireland
KCLE in Mineral Wells, Texas with host Robbie Robertson

2.00pm CST / 8.00pm UK & Ireland
WKBL in Covington, Tennessee (this interview will be taped & broadcast at a later date)

November 2007:

Thursday 08

Today, it is with deep sadness that The Gene Watson Fan Site reports the passing (on Tuesday 6 November 2007) of Country Music Hall of Fame member Hank Thompson, at his home near Fort Worth in Texas, following a battle with lung cancer.

The 82-year old singer, songwriter & bandleader last week cancelled all of his tour dates after being hospitalised.

Hank Thompson played his last concert on Monday 8 October 2007 in his native Waco, Texas when Hank Thompson Day was declared by Texas Governor Rick Perry & Waco Mayor Virginia DuPuy.

According to his official website, a celebration of Hank Thompson's life will take place on Wednesday 14 November 2007 at Billy Bob's, the famed nightspot in Fort Worth, Texas.

When contacted by The Gene Watson Fan Site for inclusion in the 'Gene's Peers' section of the site, Hank Thompson graciously submitted a quote about Gene Watson on Sunday 16 July 2006 & you can read Hank's words about Gene Watson here.

Hank Thompson
3 September 1925 - 6 October 2007

November 2007:

Thursday 08

Today, Gene Watson was interviewed 'live' by host Betty Everett at 9.35am CST on WMAF in Madison, Florida.

Today, Gene Watson was also interviewed (at 10.00am CST) by presenter Kris Neal of WKDW in Staunton, Virginia (home of The Statler Brothers); this latter interview was recorded & will be broadcast at a later date.

November 2007:

Wednesday 07

Today, Gene Watson undertook a number of radio interviews stateside; he was on WDXE in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee with host Ronnie Allen, KTPK in Topeka, Kansas (with the morning hosts Chris & Lani) & on KHWG in Fallon, Nevada with host Dee Gregory.

Tomorrow, (Thursday 8 November 2007), Gene Watson will be interviewed 'live' by host Betty Everett at 9.35am CST on WMAF in Madison, Florida.

Gene Watson will also be interviewed (at 10.00am on Thursday 8 November 2007) by presenter Kris Neal of WKDW in Staunton, Virginia (home of The Statler Brothers); this latter interview will be recorded & will be broadcast at a later date.

November 2007:

Sunday 04

The Gene Watson track, 'I buried our love', from his acclaimed album 'In a Perfect World' on Shanachie Records, is one of the featured tracks on the November 2007 issue of the Hotdisc country music promotional service.

Gene Watson's 'I buried our love' was the first track released as a single from the 'In a Perfect World' album - the single was released to American country music on Monday 20 August 2007, while the album itself was officially released worldwide on Tuesday 25 September 2007.

The Hotdisc country music promotional service is a monthly compilation disc of country music tracks which is distributed to over 800 accredited country music radio presenters in Europe & Australia.

The full line-up for the November 2007 issue of the Hotdisc country music promotional disc is as follows:

1 Dave Sheriff: 'Hearts & flowers'
2 Bomshel: 'Power of one'
3 Michelle Rae: 'You can bet your boots'
4 Paula MacAskill & Tom Laverty: 'Love & happiness'
5 The Murphys: 'Working mom'
6 Change of Key: 'Home is where my heart is'
7 Daniel O'Donnell & Mary Duff: 'Save your love'
8 Jackie Storrar: 'Don't leave me, just squeeze me'
9 Narvel Felts: 'Four seasons of life'
10 Stu Stevens: 'The man from outer space'
11 Buddy Knox Junior: 'Long tall good looking woman'
12 Gene Watson: 'I buried our love'
13 Ian Cal-ford: 'Times between bottles of wine'
14 T J Stuart: 'Midnight teardrops'
15 Van Preston: 'Forever ago'
16 Cowboy Crush: 'Miss difficult'
17 Richard Frankz: 'Highway'
18 Red jenkins & Johnny Bush: 'Neon bible'
19 Leann Rimes & Reba McEntire: 'When you love someone like this'
20 Ray William Roldan: 'The dream'
21 Celia Bryce: 'Life'
22 Bryan White: 'Get it together'


Gene Watson's 'I buried our love'

You can listen to the track (above), courtesy of Shanachie Records.

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November 2007:

Thursday 01

Today, the funeral service of Porter Wagoner took place (at 11.00am Central) at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House & was followed by interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Porter Wagoner, a Grand Ole Opry institution & member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, passed away at 8.25pm at Alive Hospice in Nashville on Sunday 28 October 2007.

Known as the Thin Man form West Plains, he was 80 years old & had been hospitalised since Monday 15 October 2007.  An Opry spokesperson announced on Sunday 21 October 2007 that Porter had been diagnosed with lung cancer.  He was released to hospice care on Friday 26 October 2007.

An Opry star since 1957, the well-loved Porter Wagoner Had been the show's goodwill ambassador for many years & was photographed by fans millions of times as he clowned onstage in the flashy rhinestone suits that became one of his trademarks.

Courtesy of CMT, you can read the full story here.

When contacted by The Gene Watson Fan Site for inclusion in the 'Gene's Peers' section of the site, Porter Wagoner graciously submitted a quote about Gene Watson on Wednesday 22 March 2006 & you can read Porter's words about Gene here.